Tag Archive: ‘Changes’

In a surprising move, OnePlus has changed the launch date for the OnePlus 6T to October 29. While the company previously announced a launch date of October 30, plans were thrown into disarray when Apple revealed plans for its own launch event on October 30. While OnePlus is a fantastic company, an Apple event is sure to dominate the headlines for days, entirely overshadowing the launch of OnePlus’ latest flagship.

With that in mind, OnePlus is rescheduling its own launch [Read More…]

Google just announced it has filed an appeal with the European Commission (EC) following a $ 5 billion fine from July related to its licensing terms for Android and Google apps. The crux of the EC’s decision earlier this year was its opinion that Google was taking advantage of its position as a dominant operating system to be unfriendly to companies making Android devices. The EC took particular umbrage with Google’s [Read More…]

Wear OS formerly Android Wear is continuing to evolve as Google attempts to improve the platform. With this new update comes a lot of visual changes as well as functional. Wear OS appears to be making a shift to focus on being smarter, more useful, and I can’t wait.

Wear OS is getting smarter and more practical gestures

First up the UI and gestures are getting a bit of an overhaul. Swiping to the left or right no longer changes your [Read More…]

Google is facing possible record-breaking fines from European regulators over its Android policies. This stems from the practice of Google requiring their search engine and apps to be bundled with Android phones. Without bundling these apps and using Google as the default search option your phone would lose access to the coveted Play Store.

It is because of this policy, that the European Union (EU) competition chief Margrethe Vestager is expected to impose a fine on Google that could reach into [Read More…]

The latest software is available right away for Pixels and coming soon to other phones in the Developer Preview program.

Plenty of us have gotten in on the Android P Beta fun already, but Google has released yet another update to improve stability and fix bugs in the yet-to-be-named new Android release. Android P Beta 3 is now available for Google’s own Pixel devices through the Android Beta Program, which will push out over-the-air updates to anyone [Read More…]

We’ve got the full coverage at CordCutters.com, but here’s the gist, for those who use Sling TV on Apple TV or Android TV or whatever crazy device you’ve got rigged up to your TV:

The price of the basic Sling Orange plan is increasing to $ 25 a month. Boo. But Sling is giving non-subscribers a whole bunch of free shows even if they don’t pay. Yay! But that part is only available on Roku devices starting today. [Read More…]

Samsung’s made strides, but there are a few final things that make the GS9 frustrating to use.

I quite like my Galaxy S9+. The overall experience of using this high-end phone is great, but as I’ve said many times I’m not a huge fan of the software overall. To put it concisely, I use the Galaxy S9+ despite its software rather than because of it. That’s the opposite of my feelings toward phones like the Google Pixel [Read More…]

So you bought a shiny new phone, and a few months later you realize it isn’t as fast as it used to be. We’ve all been there, and the issue isn’t limited to budget phones either — high-end devices like the Galaxy Note 8 are also prone to the occasional slowdown after several months of usage.

Thankfully, you can try a few things to get your phone running back [Read More…]

The newest edition to the God of War series releases for the PlayStation 4 on April 20, and pre-orders are available right now. This game is a direct sequel to God of War III, which was first released back in 2010. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Kratos continue his story, and now he’s releasing his anger on the Norse gods. It will be the first time since the series’ [Read More…]